Mike Rowe: “We’ve been telling kids for 15 years to learn to code.”
“Well, AI is coming for the coders.”
“It’s not coming for the welders, the plumbers, the steamfitters, the pipefitters, the HVAC, or the electricians.”
“In Aspen, I sat and listened to Larry Fink say we need 500,000 electricians in the next couple of years—not hyperbole.”
“The BlueForge Alliance, who oversees our maritime industrial base—that’s 15,000 individual companies who are collectively charged with building and delivering nuclear-powered subs to the Navy … calls and says, we’re having a hell of a time finding tradespeople. Can you help?”
“I said, I don’t know, man … how many do you need? He says, 140,000.”
“These are our submarines. Things go hypersonic, a little sideways with China, Taiwan, our aircraft carriers are no longer the point of the spear. They’re vulnerable.”
“Our submarines matter, and these guys have a pinch point because they can’t find welders and electricians to get them built.”
“The automotive industry needs 80,000 collision repair and technicians.”
“Energy, I don’t even know what the number is, I hear 300,000, I hear 500,000.”
“There is a clear and present freakout going on right now. I’ve heard from six governors in the last six months. I’ve heard from the heads of major companies.”
@CaraSpencerSTL@bpnastl How about instead of bitching about a situation that is gonna self heal tell us what you’re gonna do about the absolute insane crime, People can’t even use what the city has to offer, tell me how your going to fund and empower the Police to do their job again.
@stltoday St Louis Police have become strictly reactionary there is 0 prevention or proactive measures at all, the governor absolutely at this point needs to intervene!
Ashly McGarity was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September. As she was losing her hair to chemo, she cut it to look like her favorite UFC fighter.
In solidarity with her fight to defeat cancer, @Jiri_bjp has now shaved his head before his big fight on Saturday at #UFC311.
According to @HRANA_English documentation: there were over 900 executions in 2024. Horrendous and inexcusable. How will #Iran answer to these state-sponsored killings in its upcoming review at the #UNHRC ?